[Leica] IMG: Finally!

Tina Manley tmanley at gmail.com
Fri Aug 31 12:20:51 PDT 2018


Yay!!  We have those flying all over the yard now and I thought they were
pollen of some kind but their paths were too erratic.  I'm so glad you
identified them and even photographed them.  I would have thought that was
impossible!

Great job!

Tina

On Fri, Aug 31, 2018 at 1:55 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net>
wrote:

> For several years, I've seen these little 2-millimeter-sized balls of
> fluff float around when I was taking pictures, and, when I asked for help
> in identifying them, I was told it had to be fluff from some flowering tree
> or plant.  But, as I saw them move about, I realized that they were not
> just drifting in the breeze, but were actually controlling their own
> course.  I finally found out they were Hackberry Wooly Aphids, but there
> was no way to catch a picture on the fly.
>
> Finally, today, I had one settle down on a leaf in front of me. Focusing
> on something with no shape gave me problems;  this is the best I could do.
>
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20180831-DSCF9591.JPG.html
>
> Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated.
>
> --
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
>
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